[at-l] Snowbird Mountain

[WHHAWKINS@aol.com]

Someone was asking about the FAA facility on Snowbird Mountain, north of 
GSMNP.
It is a  Very High Frequency (VHF) Omnirange Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) 
site.

Wildbill
Info from the AirNav web site.
SOT
SNOWBIRD VORTAC
SNOWBIRD, TN 


Location

   Lat/Long: 35-47-24.357N / 083-03-08.529W   (35.7900992/83.0523692)
  Elevation: 4239 ft.
  Variation: 04W



Operational Characteristics

                          Type: VORTAC 
                         Class: L-VORTAC 
                     Frequency: 108.8 
                 Altitude code: L (low) 
          Use at high altitude: yes 
            Hours of operation: 24 
                         Voice: yes 
                      Voice ID: no 
                      Morse ID: ... --- - 
             Station call name: RALEIGH RADIO 
                NOTAM facility: RDU 
                           FSS: 
        FSS hours of operation: 24 



Technical Characteristics

                      Accuracy: 1 second or better 
           Monitoring category: 1 
                         Owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN 
                      Operator: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN 
           Common system usage: yes 
                For public use: yes 



Remarks

1.DME PORTION UNUSABLE 225-250 BEYOND 30 NM BELOW 10000. 2.TACAN AZIMUTH 
UNUSABLE 225-250 BEYOND 30 NM BELOW 10000. 
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